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Audi Shows Sporty SUV EV Concept

Audi plans to produce a battery-electric "sporty SUV" in 2018 that would offer 310 miles of range in a compact package, the company announced Aug. 19.

The automaker will show the Audi e-tron quattro (all-wheel drive) concept vehicle at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt that runs from Sept. 17-27.

The vehicle now has a drag coefficient (CD value) of 0.25 with an "aerodynamically optimized underbody," according to an Audi release. Its length slots the vehicle between Audi's Q5 and Q7 SUVs. It will have room for four people.

The vehicle's drive system, which is based on the Audi R8 e-tron sports car, uses three electric motors including one on the front axle and two on the rear axle.

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BYD (Build Your Dreams) has delivered a battery-electric 8TT truck to the Port of Oakland. The Class 8 truck was grant-funded by CARB and will be part of a three-year feasibility study to determine whether zero-emission trucks could replace diesel trucks in port operations.

U.S. safety regulators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are evaluating the circumstances connected to a Tesla Model S that slammed into a fire department vehicle in Jordan, Utah on May 13.

Workhorse Group is conducting autonomous drone package deliveries in real-world scenarios for homes in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, using a system that is integrated with its line of electric delivery trucks.